The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

Hunter Biden: reports say FBI has enough evidence for prosecution

Lawyer accuses federal agents of pressuring prosecutors with illegal leak about investigation of president’s son for alleged tax and gun purchase offences

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022

DOJ presses Trump whether he has more documents to turn over

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are locked in a new legal battle over whether all critical materials sought by the U.S. Justice Department have been turned over for a sprawling investigation into whether classified documents were mishandled and laws were obstructed, according to people familiar with the…

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

How Biden’s marijuana pardons could change thousands of lives

The plan likely won’t free anyone from prison, but it could help justice-impacted people after they get out

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Whistleblower: Hundreds left FBI over misconduct in 20 years

A U.S. senator says a whistleblower has alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

After a deadly mass shooting, the DOJ is launching an anti-hate initiative in Buffalo

The new initiative is a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

DOJ wins faster schedule for Mar-a-Lago special master appeal

A federal appeals court granted the U.S. Justice Department’s request to expedite its challenge to a Florida judge’s appointment of a so-called special master to review thousands of White House documents recovered from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

What the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Warrant Does—and Doesn't—Mean

Even if a warrant wasn’t the DOJ’s only option, its choice to go this route doesn’t signal—let alone prove—anything about the future of the probe.

Reason · Oct 5, 2022

Mar-a-Lago docs inadvertently published

A judge ordered the documents sealed but they were accidentally released publicly instead

Salon · Oct 5, 2022

Inside Mar-a-Lago: Pardons, White House emails, legal bills

WASHINGTON — The thousands of documents recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home included a mix of government, business and personal affairs, including analysis about who should get a pardon, call notes marked with a presidential seal, retainer agreements for lawyers and accountants, and legal bills, according to newly…

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago records fight

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought U.S. Supreme Court intervention in the fight over government papers recovered from his Mar-a-Lago home, asking the justices to let a court-appointed special master review 100 documents with classified markings.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022